Mary Ellen CHAVARRY

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14 April 1937 , Gardiner, Maine, USA

Died

4 January 2004 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Frank Juan CHAVARRY Jeanette Dorothy PUSHARD

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Born: 14 April 1937 in Gardiner, Maine, USA

Father: Frank Juan CHAVARRY

Mother: Jeanette Dorothy PUSHARD

Paternal grandparents: Jesús Maria CHAVARRI Y BLANCO , Beatriz MARQUEZ Y RIVERA DE CHAVARRI

Maternal grandparents: Charles Loring PUSHARD , Blanche Viola CATON

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Mary Ellen married Edson S SLADE 28 August 1964 in Clarksburg, Massachusetts, USA . Edson S SLADE was born 10 July 1913 in Stamford, Vermont, USA. Edson S died 17 September 1983 in Stamford, Vermont, USA. Edson S was the child of Charles Henry SLADE and Jessie Mabel FEIGE.

Mary Ellen CHAVARRY died 4 January 2004 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

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Mary Ellen CHAVARRY married

Edson S SLADE
Marriage date: 28 August 1964
Marriage place: Clarksburg, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Edson S SLADE was the child of Charles Henry SLADE and Jessie Mabel FEIGE

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Name: Mary Ellen Chavarry

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1937

Marriage Date: 28 Aug 1964

Marriage Place: Clarksburg, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 27

Father Name: Frank J Chavarry

Mother Name: Jeanette D Gushard

Spouse Name: Edson Slade

Spouse Marriage Age: 48

Spouse Father Name: Charles H Slade

Spouse Mother Name: Jessie Fierce

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

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Birth — 1937
14 April 1937
Gardiner, Maine, USA

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1964 Marriage / Partner
Mary Ellen CHAVARRY and Edson S SLADE 28 August 1964, Clarksburg, Massachusetts, USA (Briggsville)

She was 27 years old.

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1983 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edson S SLADE died 17 September 1983, Stamford, Vermont, USA

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

Death
Mary E. Slade: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Mary E. Slade
Date of Birth: Wednesday April 14, 1937
Date of Death: Sunday January 04, 2004
Est. Age at death: 66 years, 8 months, 21 days
Last known residence:
City: Stamford; Readsboro
County: Bennington
State: Vermont
ZIP Code: 05352
Latitude: 42.7880
Longitude: -73.0785
Confirmation: Verified
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Massachusetts
Number: 033-28-9377
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Obituary
Mary Ellen Slade, 66, retired accountant: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Berkshire Eagle, The (Pittsfield, MA) - January 6, 2004
Deceased Name: Mary Ellen Slade, 66, retired accountant

'STAMFORD, Vt. -- Mary Ellen Slade, 66, of 86 Mill Road died Sunday at North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital, where she was admitted Dec. 25 following a long illness.

Born in Gardner, Maine, on April 14, 1937, a daughter of Frank Juan Chavarry Sr. and Jeannette Dorothy Pushard Chavarry, she moved with her family to North Adams in 1942 and graduated in 1955 from Drury High School, where she had participated in the senior play and operetta.

Mrs. Slade was an accountant with Silber, Kushi and Myers Accounting in North Adams for 37 years, retiring in 1998. She also was associated with the late Russell Lanoue as an accountant with the former Mail-Me-Monday accounting firm, and had worked at the former White Laundry, both in North Adams

She was a member of First United Methodist Church of...Read full story